Morghella, Italy

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Portopalo di Capo Passero, 2 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CIY (CIY), 56 km.

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About Morghella

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces NE (66°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (246°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Portopalo di Capo Passero, 2 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CIY (CIY), 56 km. Within 5 km we also list 3 wind sports spots.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 20 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CTA, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 8 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 1 h 50 from the airport to Morghella.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Portopalo di Capo Passero, 2 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CIY (CIY), 56 km.
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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Morghella, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 shollow	10kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot	24°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	3 ft5 shollow	27kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	4 ft5 smushy	58kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	31, poor	3 ft4 smushy	35kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	2 ft4 shollow	15kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	26°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 shollow	8kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	1 ft3 shollow	2kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots, offshore	24°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 shollow	16kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	23°C
Mon 26Oct	3, too small	1 ft5 s	2kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots, offshore	24°C
Tue 27Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 shollow	11kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	23°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to CTA, changing at CDG, then 1h 50 by road. About 20h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Morghella
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Morghella
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 4 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to CTA, changing at CDG, then 1h 50 by road. About 20h door to door

Rough cost

About £900–£1,745 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to CTA, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£490–£1,015
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£80–£130
Food	7 days eating out	£230–£430
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£900–£1,745

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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